Welcome to part 4 of our Getting Started with SOLIDWORKS Simulation series. This time we will be walking you through the process of assigning fixtures and loads to your simulation study. If you haven’t seen our previous entries, here is where to get caught up: Part 1: Introduction to Finite Element Analysis Part 2: Prepping Your Geometry Part 3: Assigning Materials Video Transcription Now that you know how to assign materials to your model, let’s talk about how to assign fixtures and loads.

SOLIDWORKS PCB Training Camp While the loads of data pasting capabilities of the schematic symbol wizard gave users something to cheer about, the rookie of the year in SOLIDWORKS PCB 2018 turned out to be the IPC Compliant Footprint Wizard. This thing has some fancy footwork! It’s fast feet can get your library in shape for the big show and is a huge help in library buildup as it renders your footprints while also building a 3D model all in one wizard! Watch how the IPC Compliant Footprint

SOLIDWORKS Apps for Kids is an ecosystem of apps to inspire and engage kids in core STEM/STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Art and Math) activities, while having lots of fun in the process. The new website is packed with engaging content such as learning videos, quick tips, blog posts, and much more. Once you learn all about the apps you can sign up for free and start creating today! Although the site is aimed at providing a safe and fun place for kids, there are specific pages for

Welcome back to this multi-part blog series featuring Mike Sabocheck and his efforts to outsmart his local squirrels using SOLIDWORKS xDesign. If you need to catch up, please read the part 1 and part 2 first. In the last blog the original design I came up with needed to be changed based on my wife Tracy’s input. She wanted the feeder support arms to rotate independently from one another and not have them stationary.

Autumn is harvest time, which means we have a bounty of fruits and vegetables ready to fill our Thanksgiving cornucopia. Want to practice? SOLIDWORKS Apps for Kids has your cornucopia convergence covered! Today we’re going to learn how to add, move, and view shapes in our projects by using seasonal fruits and our own cornucopia in the Shape It App.

Hello to all, Welcome to the new edition of the SOLIDWORKS Support Monthly News! This monthly news blog is co-authored by members of the SOLIDWORKS Technical Support teams worldwide. Keep an eye on those GDI’s By Tor Iveroth Most processes (applications) in Windows that display graphical objects and formatted text use up a system resource called Graphical Device Interface (GDI) handles. By default, each process has a limit of 10,000 GDI handles.

SOLIDWORKS Model Based Definition (MBD) 2019 introduces additional security settings for exported 3D PDF’s to protect intellectual property. MBD 2019 also now supports sheet metal parts and annotations such as bend notes and bend tables. Additional flexibility is given to the end user in the ability to copy DimXpert schemes across configurations and documents. Increased Security Collaborating with 3D PDF’s allows the recipient to be able to view and interrogate Product Manufacturing Information

Computational analysis is the key to transform you into a more effective designer. No longer reserved for specialists, design simulation tools put your product development skills into the fast lane by enabling quick, accurate testing and analysis of designs to ensure quality, durability, and performance. If you’re ready to level-up your design skills, this 90-minute webinar will prepare you to excel with SOLIDWORKS Simulation Standard. After a brief review of the benefits of Simulation and

A big part of working on your model is changing its view on screen. Today we’re going to learn about all the different viewing tools available in SOLIDWORKS Apps for Kids! Check out our blog throughout the fall for more SOLIDWORKS Apps for Kids How To videos. To create your own Apps for Kids account, register now at: www.swappsforkids.com.

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Utilizing SOLIDWORKS Reference Geometry for Complex Designs For basic SOLIDWORKS models, users can often complete designs by leveraging only the default planes and available model geometry. However, as the complexity of designs increases, it often becomes necessary to create and utilize reference geometry to produce models with appropriate design intent. Reference geometry includes planes, axes, coordinate systems, reference points, the center of mass, and mate preferences. In this article, we’

Does anybody have and experience and or best practices in setting up a tablet of pc based floor accessible system to look at drawings, query models and access associated engineering data? I took a look at flatter files. It looks interesting.

Why...does SolidWorks, when I initiate a cut, more often than not go away from the part and give me the "intended cut does not intersect the model?? If the software knows where the model is, why doesn't it default to the valid direction??

I think you'll have to change your base flange to where it does not include the face you're cutting through and manually insert an edge flange. Jive Software Version: 2018.10.0.1_jx, revision: 20181102150941.22e8dc7.release_2018.10.0-jx